Photos: Last Day of Greyhound Racing at Palm Beach Kennel Club (2024)

Greyhounds charge out of the starting box at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 31, 2020 on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida.

Handlers run down the track after loading the greyhounds into the starting box at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 31, 2020 on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida.

Brielle Miranda, 4, cheers with her dad, Jordan Miranda as the dogs head for the finish line at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020.

Bugler Richard Garrick plays at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 31, 2020.

Geyhounds are walked in front of the crowd as the head to the starting box to race at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020.

People watch the parade of dogs before the start of the race at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

Rodney Stone puffs on his cigar while waiting for the next at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

Greyhounds charge out of the starting box at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 31, 2020 on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida.

Greyhound racing legends adorn t-shirts for sale at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

Alex Meixner and his band entertains guests at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

Trainer Dog Arthur Agganis, pets, Boise, with Vanessa Moran, center, and Migdali Martinez as the greyhound was named 2020 summer/winter track champion at the Palm Beach Kennel Club on December 31, 2020, on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida.

The dogs chase "Rusty," a mechanical lure that leads them around the track at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020.

A better scans his program during greyhound racing the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Amy Vater, left, and Jeff Boyer, pet retired racing dogs, MJ Cabreras and I Mark Azalia beside Crystal and Julian Freshwater who adopted the dogs from at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

Patrons wait for the next greyhound race at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020.

Greyhound Pat C Rendezvous set a world record with her 33rd consecutive win in 1994 setting a world record. Her name is a star on the walk at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 31, 2020.

Handlers wait to take the dogs to the track at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

Patrons watch the dogs sprint to the finish line at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

Sean Rooney, right, celebrates his birthday by congratulating feature race winner, Fortune and Fun at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

Dog masks hang on nails at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.

The Palm Beach Kennel Club on the last day of legal dog racing in Florida on December 31, 2020. The club has been racing greyhounds for 88 years.